Numbers 23:22
20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.
God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- God brought them out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox.
- KJV
- God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
- WEB
- God brings them out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox.
- ASV
- God bringeth them forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox.
- DARBY
- God brought him out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a buffalo.
- BLB
- God brings them out of Egypt; strength like a wild ox He has.
- ÅB
- Gud førte dem ut av Egypt; styrke har de som en villokse.
- OTB
- Gud førte dem ut av Egypt; de har styrken til en mektig okse.
- B1930
- Gud førte dem ut av Egypten; styrke har de som en villokse.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 24:8
God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 33:17
His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
Read in contextJob 39:9–11
Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
Read in contextExodus 20:2
I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Read in contextPsalms 22:21
Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
Read in contextPsalms 68:35
O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
Read in contextNumbers 22:5
He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:
Read in contextPsalms 92:10
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
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